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Nehemiah 3:15

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← Nehemiah 3:14	Nehemiah 3:15 (KJV)	Nehemiah 3:16 →
But the dung gate repaired Malchiah the son of Rechab, the ruler of part of Bethhaccerem; he built it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.	But the gate of the fountain repaired Shallun the son of Colhozeh, the ruler of part of Mizpah; he built it, and covered it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof, and the wall of the pool of Siloah by the king's garden, and unto the stairs that go down from the city of David.	After him repaired Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, the ruler of the half part of Bethzur, unto [the place] over against the sepulchres of David, and to the pool that was made, and unto the house of the mighty.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

But the gate^H8179 of the fountain^H5869 repaired^H2388 Shallun^H7968 the son^H1121 of Colhozeh^H3626, the ruler^H8269 of part^H6418 of Mizpah^H4709; he built^H1129 it, and covered^H2926 it, and set up^H5975 the doors^H1817 thereof, the locks^H4514 thereof, and the bars^H1280 thereof, and the wall^H2346 of the pool^H1295 of Siloah^H7975 by the king's^H4428 garden^H1588, and unto the stairs^H4609 that go down^H3381 from the city^H5892 of David^H1732.

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Original Hebrew

וְאֵת שַׁעַר הָעַיִן הֶחֱזִיק שַׁלּוּן בֶּן־כָּל־חֹזֶה שַׂר פֶּלֶךְ הַמִּצְפָּה הוּא יִבְנֶנּוּ וִיטַלְלֶנּוּ [וְיַעֲמִידוּ כ] (וְיַעֲמִיד ק) דַּלְתֹתָיו מַנְעֻלָיו וּבְרִיחָיו וְאֵת חֹומַת בְּרֵכַת הַשֶּׁלַח לְגַן־הַמֶּלֶךְ וְעַד־הַמַּעֲלֹות הַיֹּורְדֹות מֵעִיר דָּוִיד׃ ס

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וְ/אֵת֩	ve./'Et	H853	HC/To	and/ (obj.)
שַׁ֨עַר	Sha.'ar	H8179	HNcmsc	(the) gate of
הָ/עַ֜יִן	ha./'A.yin	H5869	HTd/Ncbsa	the/ spring
הֶ֠חֱזִיק	He.che.zik	H2388	HVhp3ms	he repaired
שַׁלּ֣וּן	sha.Lun	H7968	HNp	Shallun
בֶּן	ben-	H1121	HNcmsc	(the) son of
כָּל	kol-	H3626	HNp	Col-
חֹזֶה֮	cho.Zeh	H3626	HNp	Hozeh
שַׂ֣ר	sar	H8269	HNcmsc	(the) official of
פֶּ֣לֶךְ	Pe.lekh	H6418	HNcmsc	(the) district of
הַ/מִּצְפָּה֒	ha./mitz.Pah	H4709	HTd/Np	(the)/ Mizpah
ה֤וּא	hu'	H1931	HPp3ms	he
יִבְנֶ֨/נּוּ֙	yiv.Ne./nu	H1129	HVqi3ms/Sp3ms	he rebuilt/ it
וִ/יטַֽלְלֶ֔/נּוּ	vi./tal.Le./nu	H2926	HC/Vpi3ms/Sp3ms	and/ he roofed over/ it
ו/יעמידו	ʻâmad	H5975	HC/Vhi3mp
דַּלְתֹתָ֔י/ו	dal.to.Ta/v	H1817	HNcfpc/Sp3ms	doors/ its
מַנְעֻלָ֖י/ו	man.'u.La/v	H4514	HNcmpc/Sp3ms	bolts/ its
וּ/בְרִיחָ֑י/ו	u./ve.ri.Cha/v	H1280	HC/Ncmpc/Sp3ms	and/ bars/ its
וְ֠/אֵת	Ve./'et	H853	HC/To	and/ (obj.)
חוֹמַ֞ת	cho.Mat	H2346	HNcfsc	(the) wall of
בְּרֵכַ֤ת	be.re.Khat	H1295	HNcfsc	(the) pool of
הַ/שֶּׁ֨לַח֙	ha./She.lach	H7975	HTd/Ncmsa	(the)/ Shelah
לְ/גַן	le./gan-	H1588	HR/Ncbsc	of/ (the) garden of
הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ	ha./Me.lekh	H4428	HTd/Ncmsa	the/ king
וְ/עַד	ve./'ad-	H5704	HC/R	and/ to
הַֽ/מַּעֲל֔וֹת	ha./ma.'a.Lot	H4609	HTd/Ncfpa	the/ steps
הַ/יּוֹרְד֖וֹת	hai./yor.Dot	H3381	HTd/Vqrfpa	which/ go down
מֵ/עִ֥יר	me./'Ir	H5892	HR/Ncfsc	from/ (the) city of
דָּוִֽיד	da.Vid	H1732	HNp	David

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H1121 — בֵּן (bên, bane): from בָּנָה; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.); [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
• H1129 — בָּנָה (bânâh, baw-naw'): a primitive root; to build (literally and figuratively); (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), [idiom] surely.
• H1280 — בְּרִיחַ (bᵉrîyach, ber-ee'-akh): from בָּרַח; a bolt; bar, fugitive.
• H1295 — בְּרֵכָה (bᵉrêkâh, ber-ay-kaw'): from בָרַךְ; a reservoir (at which camels kneel as a resting-place); (fish-) pool.
• H1588 — גַּן (gan, gan): from גָּנַן; a garden (as fenced); garden.
• H1732 — דָּוִד (Dâvid, daw-veed'): rarely (fully); דָּוִיד; from the same as דּוֹד; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse; David.
• H1817 — דֶּלֶת (deleth, deh'-leth): from דָּלָה; something swinging, i.e. the valve of adoor; door (two-leaved), gate, leaf, lid. (Psalm 141:3).
• H2346 — חוֹמָה (chôwmâh, kho-maw'): feminine active participle of an unused root apparently meaning to join; a wall of protection; wall, walled.
• H2388 — חָזַק (châzaq, khaw-zak'): a primitive root; to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer; aid, amend, [idiom] calker, catch, cleave, confirm, be constant, constrain, continue, be of good (take) courage(-ous, -ly), encourage (self), be established, fasten, force, fortify, make hard, harden, help, (lay) hold (fast), lean, maintain, play the man, mend, become (wax) mighty, prevail, be recovered, repair, retain, seize, be (wax) sore, strengthen (self), be stout, be (make, shew, wax) strong(-er), be sure, take (hold), be urgent, behave self valiantly, withstand.
• H2926 — טָלַל (ṭâlal, taw-lal'): a primitive root; properly, to strew over, i.e. (by implication) to cover in or plate (with beams); cover.
• H3381 — יָרַד (yârad, yaw-rad'): a primitive root; to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications); [idiom] abundantly, bring down, carry down, cast down, (cause to) come(-ing) down, fall (down), get down, go(-ing) down(-ward), hang down, [idiom] indeed, let down, light (down), put down (off), (cause to, let) run down, sink, subdue, take down.
• H3626 — כׇּל־חֹזֶה (Kol-Chôzeh, kol-kho-zeh'): from כֹּל and חֹזֶה; every seer; Col-Chozeh, an Israelite; Col-hozeh.
• H4428 — מֶלֶךְ (melek, meh'-lek): from מָלַךְ; a king; king, royal.
• H4514 — מַנְעוּל (manʻûwl, man-ool'): or מַנְעֻל; from נָעַל; a bolt; lock.
• H4609 — מַעֲלָה (maʻălâh, mah-al-aw'): feminine of מַעֲלֶה; elevation, i.e. the act (literally, a journey to a higher place, figuratively, a thought arising), or (concretely) the condition (literally, a step or grademark, figuratively, a superiority of station); specifically a climactic progression (in certain Psalms); things that come up, (high) degree, deal, go up, stair, step, story.
• H4709 — מִצְפָּה (Mitspâh, mits-paw'): feminine of מִצְפֶּה; Mitspah, the name of two places in Palestine; Mitspah. (This seems rather to be only an orthographic variation of מִצְפֶּה when 'in pause'.)
• H5869 — עַיִן (ʻayin, ah'-yin): probably a primitive word; an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape); affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him, [phrase] humble, knowledge, look, ([phrase] well), [idiom] me, open(-ly), [phrase] (not) please, presence, [phrase] regard, resemblance, sight, [idiom] thee, [idiom] them, [phrase] think, [idiom] us, well, [idiom] you(-rselves).
• H5892 — עִיר (ʻîyr, eer): or (in the plural) עָר; or עָיַר; (Judges 10:4), from עוּר; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post); Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
• H5975 — עָמַד (ʻâmad, aw-mad'): a primitive root; to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive); abide (behind), appoint, arise, cease, confirm, continue, dwell, be employed, endure, establish, leave, make, ordain, be (over), place, (be) present (self), raise up, remain, repair, [phrase] serve, set (forth, over, -tle, up), (make to, make to be at a, with-) stand (by, fast, firm, still, up), (be at a) stay (up), tarry.
• H6418 — פֶּלֶךְ (pelek, peh'-lek): from an unused root meaning to be round; a circuit (i.e. district); also a spindle (as whirled); hence, a crutch; (di-) staff, participle
• H7968 — שַׁלּוּן (Shallûwn, shal-loon'): probably for שַׁלּוּם; Shallun, an Israelite; Shallum.
• H7975 — שִׁלֹחַ (Shilôach, shee-lo'-akh): lemma שִׁלֹּחַ extra dagesh, corrected to שִׁלֹחַ; or (in imitation of שֶׁלַח) שֶׁלַח; (Nehemiah 3:15), from שָׁלַח; rill; Shiloach, a fountain of Jerusalem; Shiloah, Siloah.
• H8179 — שַׁעַר (shaʻar, shah'-ar): from שָׁעַר in its original sense; an opening, i.e. door or gate; city, door, gate, port ([idiom] -er).
• H8269 — שַׂר (sar, sar): from שָׂרַר; a head person (of any rank or class); captain (that had rule), chief (captain), general, governor, keeper, lord,(-task-)master, prince(-ipal), ruler, steward.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).
• H1931 — הוּא (hûwʼ, hoo): of which the feminine (beyond the Pentateuch) is הִיא; a primitive word, the third person pronoun singular; he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are; he, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.
• H5704 — עַד (ʻad, ad): properly, the same as עַד (used as a preposition, adverb or conjunction; especially with a preposition); as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with); against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• Mizpah — Judges 20:1, Judges 20:3, Nehemiah 3:7, Jeremiah 40:6
• Siloah — Isaiah 8:6, Luke 13:4, John 9:7
• the gate — 2 Chronicles 32:30, Nehemiah 2:14, Nehemiah 12:37
• the ruler — Nehemiah 3:9, Nehemiah 3:12, Nehemiah 3:14
• the stairs — 2 Samuel 5:6-7

Reciprocal references (3): 2 Kings 9:13, Nehemiah 3:19, Nehemiah 11:5

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: POOLS, SILOAM OR SILOAH
• Torrey’s: MAGISTRATES
• Nave’s: GIHON, JERUSALEM, MIZPAH, POOL, SHALLUN, SILOAM, STAIRS

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